â¢ Border officials: 3 of 4 people crossing the border are from countries other than Mexico. â¢ State lawmaker: âTexas is not waiting for Washington to act.â. Last weekend, I visited McAllen, Texas, a hotbed of activity in the recent immigration surge on the U.S. â Mexico border.
Spanish Settlement. After the discovery of Cuba by Christopher Columbus at october 28 of 1492, the spanish settlement started in the Island. The Colonizers arrived and once and for all they imposed customs, culture and ways, that anything had to see with who they constituted the autochthonous population until then.
Florida was named by Spanish conquistador Ponce de LeÃ³n, who was the first European to record its location, on April 2, 1513. He believed it to be a large island. He called it La Florida (flowery land) referring to the Easter season, which in Spanish is Pascua Florida.